Combing machine



-March 25, 1924. v 1,488,374

. R. L. BELLHOUSE COMBING MACHINE iled Feb. 6, 1922 Fig.2.

' INVENTOR.

Patented Mar. 25, 1924.

UNITED STATES PATENT Fries.

ROBERT LESLIE BELLHOUSE, OF'MANCHESTEB, ENGLAND, ASSIG-NOR TO THE FINE COTTON SPINNERS AND DOUBLERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED, OF MANCHESTER, ENG- LAND.

' COMBING MACHINE.

To all whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, ROBERT LESLIE BELL- HOUSE, a British subject, residing at Man chester, county of Lancaster, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combing Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in combing machines of the Nasmith type and more particularly to the weighting of the top detaching rollers thereof,

The top detaching roller in a combing machine of the N asmith type has very commonly been Weighted by a weight suspended on a rod or wire attached to one end of a bell crank lever mounted on a shaft, the other end of the bell crank lever being connected by a rod or wire to a. lug on the underside of the lever orhook carrying the de taching roller. This form of weighting is objectionable as the bell crank lever rocking on its shaft sets up friction and is dificult to lubricate and the effective weight on the rollers is consequently very variable.

It has also been proposed to depend a weight from a chain connected at one end to the lever, and passing therefrom horizon tally over a guide pulley. This form of weighting is also objectionable on account of the friction between the pulley and its spindle.

Another construction employs a spring connected to each lever and anchored to the'beam. The objection to this is a variation in tension applied to each roller in every head of the machine.

The invention consists essentially in suspending the weights directly from the pivoted and oscillating levers which carry the top leather detaching rollers of Nasinith combers as distinct from suspending the weight through the intermediary of a bell crank lever or over a guide pulley.

The invention will be fully described with reference to the accompanying drawin s.

Iig. 1. is a diagrammatic side elevation ordinary way. It is provided with a] notched log a nearly vertically below the centre of the roller B preferably on its upper side toengage the weight wire or cord 0. The weight- VJ issuspended by the wire, rod or cord G either above the beam D as in Fig. 1, or to one side of it as in Fig. 2. In the latter case the weight W is caused to hang clear of the beam by the wire or cord 0 passin through a second wire or cord 0 which holds the weight away from contact with the beam I). The other end of the wire or cord is attached to some fixed part of the machine, a convenient position being an arm E fixed immovably to the stud e on which the bell crank lever had previously been pivoted.

The invention does away with all existing bell crank levers or other moving levers and is practically frictionless.

What I claim as my invention and desire to protect by Letters Patent is In a Nasinith comber the combination with the top detaching roller of a lever which carries the detaching roller, a notched lug on said lever below the detaching roller, 2. weight suspender engaging with and sus pended from said lug, a guide wire engaging the suspender, a fixed arm to which the guide wire is affixed and a weight attached to the lower end of the suspender.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses this 20th day of January, 1922.

ROBERT LESLIE BELIiI-IOUSE.

I Witnesses:

J. OWDEN OBRIEN, GE RGE H. OBRiEN. 

